President Jokowi Greets Supporters And Distributes Drinking Water In The Indonesia Vs Iraq Match

President Jokowi greeted supporters in the SUGBK stands (VOI/Ferry Tri Adi).

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo watched the match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian Zone between the Indonesian vs Iraq national team at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

At halftime, Jokowi greeted the fans in the nearby stands. In addition, he also shook hands and gave drinking water to supporters.

Jokowi was accompanied by the Chairman of PSSI as well as the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir, along with other ministers, such as Basuki Hadimuljono (Minister of PUPR) and Menpora Dito Ariotedjo.

Apart from that, the Indonesian national team failed to win against Iraq. They lost 0-2.

The appearance of the Indonesian national team was actually good in the first half. They were able to pressure Iraq and create several opportunities.

Unfortunately, the efforts of Shin Tae-yong's foster children have not yielded results. The score of the first half was 0-0.

In the second half, disaster came for the Garuda Squad. Aymen Hussein opened Iraq's lead with a penalty in the 54th minute.

After that, the trials for the Indonesian national team increased after captain Jordi Amat received a red card directly in the 59th minute.

The situation with the 10 players made it difficult for the Garuda squad to find a score of equalizers.

The Indonesian national team was sinking at the end of the second half. Blunder Ernando Ari Sutaryadi gave birth to the second goal for Iraq.

The 0-2 defeat made the Indonesian national team's move to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification even more difficult.

They had to win the last match of the second round against the Philippines on June 11, 2024 at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium to qualify for the next round.